Archive Category: My Trip To The Dominican Republic
An Apology And A Promise
I’m sorry I haven’t been able to blog much from the Dominican Republic and I won’t be able to blog anything else after this for a day or so. This is not a blogging trip. It was a trip taken to shoot three small films telling the stories of sponsored… Read More
Gabriel
Stainless steel. Cell phone batteries. These require nickel. I visited a community in the Dominican Republic today where nickel is mined by a U.S. corporation. In this small community dozens of children have been born deaf mutes – some born without any ears at all and others born with additional… Read More
Dominican Basket
Sugar
We Americans love low prices. For everything. Take, sugar, for example. Ever wonder how the price is kept low? This morning I stood by a pile of animal entrails covered in a million flies while all around me sugar plantation workers picked through miles of garbage looking for something to… Read More
Daniel’s Envy
Eight men in bright orange t-shirts, combat boots and cargo pants encircled us as we walked to Daniel’s house from the church that serves as his Compassion project. A few minutes into the journey paved streets turned into rocky paths and steep descents. Dogs everywhere. Voodoo has crept across the… Read More